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Election of President and Vice-President of Janpad Panchayat. ~61(l)'Afferevei-ydectfon ofPanchayatstlyeState' ElectiOn- - . , 'ommission shall immediately hold the elections of President and Vice (,esident of Janpad Panchayats, in such manner as may be prescribed.j (2) (I) Office of President ofJ anpad Panchayat shall be reserve,1 for- (a) the Scheduled Castes; and (b) the Scheduled Tribes, and the number of offices of President reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the district shall bear as nearly as may be, the same proJ:JOrtiontothetotalnumt;erof such o£ficesin.t he disirict as the population of the Scheduled Casies or the Schedu led Tribes, as the case may be, bears to the total popuiation of the disiIict: 7(Provided that for the purpose of computing the number of offices of President of Janpad Panchayat to be reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the district other than the Scheduled Areas forming part of thai \ I, . I I . ' 7 Sub. for the word "one-third" by M.P. Act 18 of 2007 [25~5-20071. Subs. by M.P. 26 of 191)4 130.5.94). \ Provls,?o_m1tt~dby M.P.Act 9.of 1999J5-,4-1e:991. ~••..•• ~" .- "'.. ,. ~"I'-' ~~~ __~~- -.-__ ~.-._ Ins. by M.P.Act 5 of 199915-4-1999), Omitted by M,P, 26 of 1994 130,5.94] . . -Subs. by M.P.'Act 20 'of 2005. w.e:!. 30-8-2005 for the followtng:- "(1) The Prescribed Authority shall. as soon as may be, after the election octhe members call a meeting of the elected members of the Janpad Panchayat for electing a Presiden l and a Vice-President," Ins. by MP 43 of 199715-12-1997). (PA)60 PANCHAYAT RAJ AVAM GRAM SWARAJ ADHI., 1993 8.23 ,I I 1 " "f,. , 'ii I I i , i, " • constituency has a.s far as practicable a population of five thousand and every constituency shall be a single member constituency: Provided that where the population of a Block Is less than fifty thousand It shall be divided Into not less than ten constituencies and the population of each constituency shall as far as practicable be the same In each constituency: Provided further that the total number of constituencies In a block shall not exceed twenty-five. (2) The ratio between the population of the territorial area of a Janpad Panchayat and the number of constituencies In such Janpad Panchayat shall,: so far as practicable, be the same throughout the State. (3) (i)Seats shall be reserved for- (a) the Scheduled Castes: and , (bl the Scheduled Tribes, in every Janpad Panchayat and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election In that J anpad Panchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes Inthat Janpad Panchayat area or the Scheduled. Tribes in that Janpad Panchayat area bears to thet()tal population of that area and such seats' m~y bc allotted by the prescribed authority I(x x xl to different 2[constltuencles] in that J anpad Panchayat In the prescribed manner: 3[Provlded that for the purpose of computing the number of seats to be reserved for Scheduled Tribes In the Janpad Panchayat, other than the Scheduled Areas forming part ofthat Janpad Panchayat area, the total population of the Scheduled Areas falling within that Janpad Panchayat and the population of Scheduled Tribes therein shall be excluded.] ..... ~- (iI)-Inthe Janpad Panchayat where fifty per cent or less than fifty" per cent seats have been reserved both for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes twenty fiveper cent seats ofthe total number of seats shall be reserved for other Backward Classes and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies by the Collector In the prescrtbed manner. (4)Not less than 4(half]of the total number of seats reserved under sub-section (3)shall bereserved forwomen belooglng to the Scheduled Castes or, the Scheduled Tribes, or other Backward Classes, as thc case maybe. 1 Omitted by M.P.Act 5 of 1999 [5-4-19991. 2 Subs. by M.P.26of1994[30.5.94]. 3 Added byMP43of199715-12-1997] . 4 Sub. for the word "one-third" by M.P. Act 18 of 2007 (25-5-2007J. I , . - • 8.23 PANCHAYAT RAJ AVAM GRAM SWARAJAIJHI., 1998 (PA)59 , ~. Dr to ~s. ,, n.